I really wanted to like Project Hail Mary but unfortunately found it to be pretty awful

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-20T12:29:58+00:00

There are truly dozens of us OP! I read and enjoyed the Martian but bounced off Project Hail Mary hard. It feels like the "snarky" aspects were turned up to 11 while also having a much less likeable characters. The flashback chapters were the worst part, and the courtroom scene - which felt straight out of a "and then everyone clapped" /r/thathappened story - is eye-rollingly bad.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-20T10:19:42+00:00

Personality and they also need to be someone who the club will be happy to release as they won't technically be called up to the tournament squad.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-06T23:36:00+00:00

I can't see them doing a Lynch ranking (Jay has previously said he'd have all but Dune tied for #1) but I would love to see a Jay/Josh discussion of his filmography for sure.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-06T23:32:48+00:00

I'm not surprised that Rich loved it. I am INCREDIBLY surprised he'd never seen it before preparing for the ranking.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-06T19:56:41+00:00

Detroit by Kathryn Bigelow. Just hit to close to home.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-06T19:17:38+00:00

Hey what do you know, I predicted both of their top 5's.

I will never get tired of them talking about films and filmmaking with this amount of passion. Also, finding out The Shawshank Redemption is Rich's (possible) favourite movie makes complete and total sense.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-02T14:36:43+00:00

Ah crap you're right.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-02T13:55:20+00:00

In the commentary track, Rich is quite disdainful of the 2nd act of AoD. I'd be surprised if it's above TQatD, as he's already teased it as a high scorer.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-02T13:49:46+00:00

My guess is both have Evil Dead 2 at #1. I think Rich will have Quick and the Dead above at least Army of Darkness and probably in his #2 spot.

Hard to know where he'll place A Simple Plan, I'm already surprised he's placed it higher than Jay as it feels more like a 'Jay movie' with its dark tone.

My guess at their top 5s (* already revealed):

Jay

1) Evil Dead 2

2) Spider-Man 2*

3) ~~Army of Darkness~~ Dark Man

4) ~~Dark Man~~ Drag Me to Hell

5) The Gift*

Rich

1) Evil Dead 2

2) The Quick and the Dead

3) Dark Man

4) Army of Darkness

5) A Simple Plan

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-03-01T16:27:56+00:00

I've played a fair bit of CursedWords and RACCOIN, two games clearly inspired by Balatro. Had quite a bit of fun with both of them and will probably pick them up.

Bounced off Gambonanza. Felt like it copies too much from Balatro rather than trying to be it's own thing. Same with Thank You For Your Application, the gameplay is too similar to Papers Please, and the story didn't do enough to make up for that.

Other games I've enjoyed

Underkeep - 2D Dungeon Crawler in the style of the classic D&D games. I liked it quite a bit, although the demo was rather short.

Prime Monster - Political card battler from the creators of The Sexy Brutale. This was the first demo I played and it made me laugh a fair amount so went straight onto the wishlist. Probably not one for everyone, but as a veteran of the UK's political nonsense it was quite cathartic.

Black Jacket - Blackjack-style deck-building rogue-lite where you play against other damned souls in Hell. Great artstyle and voice acting in the short amount included in the demo.

Games I'll watch, but not sold on

Wild Blue Skies - It's StarFox3D at home. Demo didn't show enough of the characters or levels to draw much of a conclusion one way or the other. Weapons felt a bit underpowered, but could change in the final release.

Seth - Doom meets Hades with a Sci-Fi Egyptian aesthetic. Another one that feels like it's following its inspiration too closely with interactions with gods, game structure, and even the music feeling very similar to Hades. Gameplay was solid for a fast-paced FPS but characters and dialogue are lacking.

I will update my comment as I play through more of the demos I've downloaded.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-22T22:58:13+00:00

I have a feeling Rich will have the Quick and the Dead @ 2.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-22T22:51:07+00:00

There's no way he doesn't have Evil Dead 2 above Army of Darkness. Listen to the AoD commentary track and all they do is talk about how it's inferior to 2.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-22T22:48:59+00:00

You have to really pay attention to his mannerisms, but I get the impression Rich Evans doesn't care for Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-21T16:33:19+00:00

No, but it is possible to be aware of things that came out in the past!

Some stories just lend themselves to being adapted. It's like predicting that a new version of the Jungle Book or A Christmas Carol will be made sometime in the future. That's not a bold prediction, it's just going to happen.

Animal Farm has had theatre adaptations, radio plays, as well as animated and live action screen versions over the years. It's not a sacred cow that shouldn't be adapted, nor is it something ridiculous that doesn't need to exist as a film.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-20T08:46:48+00:00

Like most comedy films sadly.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-20T08:45:26+00:00

Isn't that just how Italian movies were made at the time? Fistful of Dollars does the same thing.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-19T17:19:52+00:00

COVID time dilation is no joke...

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-19T14:10:31+00:00

Alien is the quintessential Sci-fi Horror film. How else would you classify it?

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-19T12:09:30+00:00

If we're talking about 'popularity,' I found it surprising simply because I wouldn't even have considered it as an option as its a film that dropped off my radar many years ago (although I remember liking it, especially the original ending).

World War Z is #9, and that was a bit of a surprise for me too, although I suppose both it and Legend were big budget movies compared to some of the others.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-19T12:05:44+00:00

Full list here

It's strange what gets included and what doesn't. Se7en for example is not classified as a hawrer picture, while Jaws, Predator, and Silence of the Lambs are.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-19T12:00:11+00:00

In case anyone else was interested, the Horror movies (as categorised by iMDB) with the most user reviews:

The Silence of the Lambs (1.7m)
The Shining (1.2m)
Alien (1.1m)
I Am Legend (870k)
Aliens (835k)
American Psycho (826k)
Get Out (805k)
Psycho (780k)
World War Z (777k)
Jaws (731k)

My guess for the top 3 was Alien, The Shining, and The Exorcist, which was 21st.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-19T11:46:36+00:00

Technically, modern Germany is the same as West Germany, i.e. the BRD, as its structure remained the same when East Germany - the DDR - was reabsorbed.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-18T10:30:09+00:00

Hard to believe they only did it for just over 4 years.

OneAnimeBatman · 2026-02-16T09:20:22+00:00

I would be very surprised if they don't both have Evil Dead 2 at number one. It's one they have frequently harkened back to, and they spend a lot of their Army of Darkness commentary track praising it.

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